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centre : a very fragrant, beautiful, and distinct 

 rose. 



Luxembourg is a fine variety, with large and 

 very double flowers, of a bright purplish rose: 

 this will probably prove a good climber, and if 

 so, it will form a magnificent pillar. Madame 

 Laffay was raised from seed by Monsieur Laffay, 

 and sold at a high price; but its habit is so 

 delicate, and its flowers so small, that it has not 

 pleased the generality of amateurs. Nankin, or 

 " Noisette a boutons Nankin," or " Noisette mu- 

 tabilis," is a very distinct and pretty rose. In the 

 morning, before the sun has much power, or in 

 cloudy weather, its clusters of flowers are of a 

 bright nankin-colour, changing to white a few 

 hours after expansion. Princesse d' Orange is a 

 pretty and fragrant white Noisette : its flowers 

 are sometimes very curiously and irregularly 

 shaped. The Ked Noisette, a very old variety, 

 Was raised from seed by Mr. Wells, of Redleaf : 

 it is a pretty bright semi-double rose, now eclipsed 

 by new and fine varieties. Smith's Yellow is 

 certainly more nearly allied to the Tea-scented 

 roses than to the Noisettes, for of this family it 

 has not a feature : if forced, this is a fine rose, 

 but it is scarcely fit for the open air in this coun- 

 try, as the moisture of the atmosphere glues its 

 outer petals together so firmly that its flowers 

 seldom or never open. 



To Noisette Roses but few striking additions 



